monsoonal moisture sweeping across the bay area this morning even some lightning strikes in northern sonoma and mendocino counties. let's look at it on our hi-def doppler radar. you can see that as it's sweeping through now and looks like it will continue to pass on by this morning and then things beginning to settle down. now, the temperatures are going to stay hot partly cloudy around the bay area and some very mild to warm temperatures already 73 degrees in livermore right now. 68 in concord, 63 in san francisco. the heat warnings continuing for one final day. i think this is it. this will be the last hot day triple-digit temperatures expected again in some of the interior valleys as high as 101 in livermore, 98 concord, about 90 in san jose and 73 degrees in san francisco. we'll have more on your weather coming up. right now let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> easy breezy on the july 4th hol. if you want to ride bart in tonight for the 4th of july celebrations they will be offering a limited number of charter buses this morning so

you can check that out at several bay area stops east bay stops into the city but as you are, the roads look good now, as well. let's check the golden gate bridge. hey, not as much fog as we have seen in the past couple of days and traffic flowing nicely along southbound 101. back to you. >> thank you. today is a working holiday believe it or not for bart negotiators. they are meeting once again to try to sort out a contract with the bart union workers. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran in walnut creek. not a big commuter day probably a good thing for folks. >> reporter: yes. it has to be. i'm sure a lot of commuters as it is a holiday are breathing a sigh of relief because we do know negotiations are going to resume at 11:00 this morning. as you mentioned it is a holiday so that really just goes to show you that both sides are really committed to finding a deal and getting these trains back up and running. what i can tell you about last night is that the talks went from 1:00 to 11 p.m.

last night. the groups took a brief break for dinner before walking back inside oakland's caltrans building. the two groups hunkered down for hours and without going into details, they say progress has been made. >> that's what's best. we want to make sure those conversations stay at the table so we can try to get a deal done as soon as possible. >> i apologize for the inconvenience of withholding our labor but somebody has to take a stand. >> reporter: take a look at this. in a new kpix 5/surveyusa poll, 23% say the union has made a better case but nearly double that 40% sided with bart management. perhaps that has something to do with the long lines this we have seen for these shuttles, ferries and traffic we have seen going into san francisco. but it is a holiday so commuters can breathe a sigh of relief and get a little bit of ease from the commuter chaos. live in walnut creek, we'll be right back. >> i think folks are a little bit sick of it but how -- do

you have any idea if they are closer to a deal or is it all that we're meeting that's it? >> reporter: we all would like to know what the details are but unfortunately, because of a gag order put in place by state mediators, both sides are not really talking about the details at the table. at this point we just have to assume that no news in this case is good news. >> they are meeting on a holiday, that's good news, as well. cate caugiran live for us in walnut creek, thank you, cate. bart employees are asking for more money. there are some people who are willing to work for less and they are ready to cross the picket line. jeffberger an unemployed former pilot picketed yesterday's negotiations with a sign asking bart to hire him. he says there are many more like him looking for a job. >> there's thousands like us up here either unemployed or underemployed who would be grateful for the opportunity as opposed to those people who are on strike right now. >> berger has created a facebook page asking bart to

hire him. grief counselors are called to a camp in the sierra nevada. a 21-year-old staff member was killed yesterday when a tree fell on her at camp tawonga in the stanislaus national forest. children were eating breakfast when the tree crashed to the ground just outside the danger hall trapping five counts. annais rittenberg was killed, four other adults were hurt. all the kids, though, are safe. >> it fell down and took down power lines. pg&e turned the power off and cal fire went in to remove portions of the trees to help get those people out that were injured. >> camp tawonga has 300 campers and 150 staff members at a time during the summer. it served jewish campers from the bay area since 1925. the u.s. embassy in egypt is ordering all nonessential person to leave the country immediately. the egyptian military took control of the government from the democratically elected president yesterday. cbs reporter tara mergener has

the latest developments now from egypt. reporter: tahrir square appears sleepy and calm this morning. but it was a different story last night as many egyptians celebrated the military overthrow of president mohamed morsi. today the work of replacing him begins. adly mansour the head of egypt's supreme court was sworn in this morning as the interim president until new elections can be held. >> i don't think anyone here wants the army to come back and govern the country. >> reporter: the egyptian military confirms they detained morsi after he called on supporters to protect his presidency. the army also surrounded islamist rallies to keep the peace but there has been some violence, with reports of dozens of people killed. the white house is closely monitoring the situation. president obama says he was deeply concerned about the egyptian army's decision to oust morsi. some of the president's top advisors arrived at the white house wednesday evening to

discuss the situation. egyptian military leaders assured the u.s. that a civilian government would take over quickly. america has budgeted $1.3 billion of aid for egypt this year with a majority of that money supporting the military. vermont senator patrick leahy, head of the committee that oversees foreign aid, says the u.s. shouldn't send another dime. our law is clear, he said. u.s. aid is cut off when a democratically elected government is deposed by military coup or decree. so far, president obama has been reluctant to call this a coup. in washington, tara mergener, kpix 5. >> egyptians living here in the bay area speaking out about the coup. many say president morsi had to go. they accused him of giving power to the "muslim brotherhood." they say what happened to morsi should be a warning to egypt's next leader. >> they will not take it laying down. so they will do everything in their power to make sure

whoever takes overliesens to the people. >> a great thing for our relatives there because now they are no longer treated as second class citizens. >> they hope a new constitution, parliament and president are in place very soon. a safety debate is overshadowing today's opening ceremony for the america's cup in san francisco. the teams from italy and new zealand are protesting the regatta director's recommendation about rudder elevators. they say the rule change is performance-related and nothing to do with safety but the regatta director says it will help sailors better control the pitch of the boat. members of the oracle team are standing by the regatta director's decision. they say the rule change doesn't put any team at an advantage over another. >> it's more talk. they are not going to gain anything out of this, you know? a bunch of people whining over frankly tiny rules that aren't going to change the outcome of

this race. >> a five-member jury is set to hear the other team's protest on the rudder rule on monday. but the first race happens sunday. 5:08. other headlines around the bay on this holiday, the state's largest medical marijuana dispensary will be around for at least another year. u.s. justice department is trying to shut down the harborside health center in the city of oakland. oakland sued to stop the closure in february. the lawsuit was dismissed, but yesterday a judge ruled the health center will remain open until the appeal is heard. two high-powered lawyers will go against each other in san jose suits to let the oakland as move to the south bay. major league baseball has hired san francisco attorney john keker to fight the antitrust suit. keker represented some of the baseball players during the federal steroids investigation and balco. san jose's suit was filed by a burlingame attorney. san francisco says happy birthday to sutro tower today. the tower started broadcasting 40 years ago.

the $4 million project started construction back in 1971,completed two years later in 1973. 11 tv stations, four radio stations plus public safety agencies depend on sutro tower. what do you think, love it or hate it? >> i like it. >> it's an icon. >> it sticks out forever and a day. 5:09. the ultimate robot competition. the students and designs that impressed the pros in silicon valley. >> and new york celebrating a major milestone for the statue of liberty after superstorm sandy. seven straight days of triple-digit temperatures in parts of the bay area. is this the end of the hot weather? we'll talk about it coming up. >> and if you do have to head into work this morning, you do have to commute, at least we're not seeing huge gridlock on the roads so far. we'll have more on your latest drive times coming up. train's most popular mattress sets. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale ends sunday. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪

for the first time in a yea superstorm sandy left 75 pet of the island under water... delaying a restoration proj as the storm it morning the statue of liberty will be open for the first time in a year. superstorm sandy left 75% of the island under water delaying a restoration project as the storm surge and fierce winds cause bricks to rip up the exterior, damaged docks and left electrical systems in disarray. kathryn brown joins us live from the island. i imagine lady liberty will be

busy today, huh? >> reporter: good morning, frank and anne. happy 4th. absolutely this island is already a flurry of activity. the first boat, the first ferries to bring visitors here don't start coming for about the next 20 or 30 minutes. but everyone is very prepared, very ready for this. they are expecting about 15 to 20,000 people to come visit the statue today so it will be a very busy day. but what better day to come visit the statue, what better day for re-opening than independence day? >> how is the new crown? >> >> reporter: it was only open for one day and then superstorm sandy came and so it had undergone this huge restoration project and so now it's open once again hopefully for a lot longer this time. but the new crown is great. it's safer, there's more space. there's better viewing areas. so those are some of the

improvements visitors will think when they come to the crown. a lot of the walkways and buildings are new. many of the changes that they have had to do in this $70 million project the last eight months. >> you're there. if folks have never been there, what's it like to stand under lady liberty rouse re. >> reporter: take the time to stand here and observe, we were all taking pictures and saying friends, family, post this on facebook. it's an incredible experience to be here to be some of the first people back on this

island as the statue of liberty reopens. >> awesome so back at home the bart strike continues. traffic shouldn't be so bad though since it's a holiday. >> especially now. >> elizabeth wenger has traffic. >> reporter: if you have to commute the good news is you won't see huge delays even at this time of the morning. the rest of this week we are seeing delays growing in the cash lanes. they turned the metering lights on shortly around this time yesterday. it is much lighter today than what we have been seeing. let's check the golden gate bridge. >> traffic is light into san francisco. couple of mass transit notes. of course, bart once again no service muni and caltrain are offering a typical sunday

schedule. that's traffic. for your latest forecast, here's lawrence. >> all right. got some subtropical moisture wrapping around that ridge of high pressure touching off some thunderstorms in parts of the north bay this morning. starting to wind down a little bit but you can see it's moving on through parts of the bay area. really well to the north, northern sonoma county but still could see a few showers maybe even a couple of lightning strikes there. otherwise it's going to be another hot day away from the immediate coastline and the bay. high pressure holding on weakening. the trough digs in tomorrow bringing in some much cooler air and coolest way down over the weekend. 108 in sacramento the possibility of more thunderstorms in the sierra nevada. watch out for that, as well. 73 degrees into monterey bay. computer models showing the

monsoonal moisture sweeping through and scooting out of town. what it doesn't show is fog developing along the coastline toward the fireworks time but i think we will see some fog out toward the beaches for your fireworks. in the meantime, the temperatures are going to be hot away from the coast. 96 degrees in morgan hill. 90 in san jose. about 88 in milpitas. east bay temperatures up into the triple digits again in many spots. inside the bay you will see enough of a sea breeze to keep the numbers down. 73 in san francisco. and 65 in daly city. next couple of days return to normal it will feel good more low clouds and fog on the way for the weekend temperatures dropping off before slightly warming toward the middle of next week. the official fireworks forecast coastal fog otherwise mild temperatures mid-60s into san francisco upper 70s in into san jose. >> that looks dicey for fireworks. >> it is approaching the immediate coastline but you get inside the bay you will see a beautiful display of fireworks. >> hooray. >> yeah. you can turn education to something fun that's a win-win.

>> absolutely. and designing robots is fun and that's what 100 bay area high schoolers got to do all part of robo nanza aspiring high-tech engineering. we think that's pretty cool. reporter: this is the arena and these are the creations, frisbee-launching robots. it's all part of robonanza17 bay area students first robotic teams showing off their creations in a competition to crown the top robot in the silicon valley. these launch creations were designed and built completely by the students. >> th giving a task to accomplish in six weeks, they have to prioritize the tasks and work to get it done so that will serve them well in industry when they will encounter the same thing. >> reporter: palo alto high's elizabeth midman is part of the space cookie team a nasa girl scouts sponsored squad. elizabeth says she could barely handle a hand drill two months ago. now listen to her. >> i have been the fabrication

director meaning that i see the process of taking our design of the robot and making it into the real parts that get bolted and welded into our robots. >> reporter: teams were judged on their engineering and designs, creativity and, oh, yeah, accuracy. the objective to launch as many frisbees through these wooden openings all remotely controlled, bull's eyes equal perfection. but in the end it really wasn't the score or the robots that made all these students big winners. >> i might become a computer scientist and work for some high-tech company and get really rich and then fund my own research. >> these engineers are building their hands on aspect, and we expect that in engineers. we expect this to be the next generation of silicon valley engineers. >> and don't think for a minute that they're not watching down there in the silicon valley. these kids are going to be the leaders of tomorrow. and by the way, a big tip of the cap to intuitive surgical out of sunnyvale.

dave rosa is part of that group. they have been sponsoring it for eight years. they are keeping an eye on these kids. they are so bright. >> i am impressed. some of the terms they are using way beyond me. >> hucking frisbees. you have to have fun with that. what's cool about your school? we're also looking at cool camps and events like this. submit your nomination all summer at our kpix.com/coolschool. and we may come out and fee of your school or your camp or event on the show. so check it out. 5:20 now. who would leave behind poisoned treats for dogs at a bay area park? the investigation after two dogs got sick. good morning, kids. manny ramirez, remember him? well, he may be back. that and the giants score some runs in cincinnati. was it enough to close against the reds? come on back! >> first here's a look at the new eastern span of the bay bridge. we'll be right back. goodnight.

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left with a lead, couldn't hold it. chris back away a 6th inning blast to tie the game at 2. it would stay that way into the 1 1th inning. that is when javier lopez walked and this one to suchu. frazier and the reds win again going for a four-game sweep later on this morning arizona and cubs bartolo colon going for his ninth consecutive win. home run, cubs win 3-1. manny ramirez could be coming back to the biggs. 41-year-old slugger signed signed a deal with the rangers. in soccer, chris buries the goal. 3-2. england's andy murray rallied from two sets down at wimbledon to beat fernando

verdasco. a british player hasn't won wimbledon since 1936. it goes back to 77 years. same age as vern glenn senior. that will do it. i'll talk to you later. >> thank you, vern. we go to fenway park for a play of the day. we have red sox and padres. bottom of the 9th score tied not anymore. jonny gomes launches a pinch hit walkoff game winning home run that lands in the monster seat. it was his second walkoff against san diego's luke gregorson and it's our play of the day for the petaluma native and former as jonny gomes. 5:25. bart managers and union leaders still working on a compromise today and we have the results of a new kpix 5 opinion poll about which side is to blame. >> and police believe someone is out to poison dogs in one bay area city. i'll tell you where and how that person is poisoning those dogs. that's coming up in a live report.

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we made progress yesterday and we hope to continue progress today. >> bart strike enters day 4. >> we want to make sure those conversations stay at the table so we can get a deal done as soon as possible. >> but public patience is wearing thin. >> somebody has to take a stand. >> the celebration went on late into the night. >> egypt's democratically elected president forced from office. >> cairo now is a city divided. >> didn't deliver what he promised us. >> it's outrageous, egregious. >> it's a huge black eye for one of the largest community colleges in the country. >> san francisco city college loses the accreditation. >> we followed their advice to the letter. and still it wasn't enough. >> poisoned treats in a bay

area park? >> pathetic. >> just -- just horrible. >> the freak accident kills a counselor at a popular summer camp. >> there will be a space where the laughter usually was. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com good morning, everyone. happy 4th of july. it's thursday, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm anne makovec. michelle has the morning off. it is 5:30. negotiators will spend the 4th of july trying to bring the bart strike to an end finally. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is in walnut creek. the trains are idle for a fourth straight day but the talks continue. any progress that you know of, cate? >> well, frank, anne, it's tough to tell at this point. we don't know the details of the negotiating process. state mediators have imposed a gag order on both sides but again, there is going to be a meeting scheduled today so that's got to be good news. now, that also means another day of bay area bart strikes.

negotiations will resume at 11:00 this morning at oakland's caltrans building. both sides were at the table for hours yesterday. the talks started at 1:00 yesterday afternoon lasting until 11:00 last night. at this point, the public's patience is wearing thin and unfortunately, it does not help their opinion of the unions. >> the longer the strike goes the danger is that commuters become more resistant to what the union is demanding. >> reporter: but even if both sides reach a deal today, we won't see these trains up and running until tomorrow. but the good news for this morning is that it is a holiday so we're not, hopefully, going to see those long lines for the shuttles or traffic jams as people are taking the day off. live in the east bay -- or in walnut creek, we'll be right back. >> thank you. i know both sides can't talk about it exactly what's going on during the negotiations but do we have an idea of the mood

from both sides? >> well, frank, that's a great question and, yes, there was a difference that we noticed as the negotiators were walking out of yesterday's meeting. both sides seemed pretty wall. there was no public bashing or finger-pointing which sort of goes to show really they are at the point where they want to finalize a new deal. >> get it done. and they are meeting on a holiday and that's great news. cate caugiran live for us in walnut creek this morning, thanks. a new kpix 5-surveyusa poll shows 23% of respondents say the union has made the better case during the dispute but nearly double that 40% sided with bart management. ac transit offering beefed up service today for the 4th of july holiday. the company is going to run 1 1 additional buses all day. the n, l and f lines will run every 15 minutes instead of every 30. the n, l line runs between oakland and san francisco and the f line runs between berkeley and san francisco. bus service look normal friday.

in egypt, a new president has taken over after the military ousted mohamed morsi. adly mansour will serve as the interim leader until a new president is elected by the country. a date for that vote has yet to be set. the military is said to have morsi and 12 presidential aides under house arrest. ecuador says it found a tiny microphone hidden at its embassy in london last month. they believe the bug was placed there to spy on wikileaks founder julian assange. assange has been living at the official building after he was granted asylum there last year. assange is trying to avoid extradition to sweden where he is wanted for sexual assault on two women. senators john mccain and lindsey graham are spending the 4th of july in afghanistan. the two republicans made the surprise visit. they led a reenlisting ceremony of a half dozen troops. forces are scheduled to leave afghanistan by the end of next

year. mccain is trying to get talks going to arrange a long-term american presence in the country. there was a memorial for the 19 fallen firefighters who died battling a wildfire in yarnell, arizona. hundreds of other firefighters who are right now in the front lines saluted the convoys while others placed flowers and teddy bears in honor of the elite hotshot crew. the town of prescott was still going to hold 4th of july celebrations and another memorial. nearly 600 firefighters are still fighting that fire which has burned 13 square miles and destroyed 129 homes. someone may be poisoning dogs in the twin peaks neighborhood. police say two dogs had to go to the e.r. after eating meatballs that someone left out. kpix 5 reporter da lin joins us with more on those treats that have sent the dogs to the hospital. da. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, anne. we're in the twin peaks, diamond heights neighborhood where neighbors apparently found some poisonous cooked

meatballs on the sidewalks and also some parks. now, take a look at the picture we have of a meatball. this is just one of the few meatballs that neighbors gathered out here. two dogs apparently ate the meatballs and were taken to the e.r. they got pretty sick. some of the meatballs were left on crestline and brunette streets in twin peaks and neighbors collected as many as they could find but suspect there are still some poisonous meatballs out in these two neighborhoods. and as you can imagine, those neighbors are pretty upset. >> just seems that someone would try to poison an animal, it's pathetic. >> it's like hearing on halloween they put bad stuff in children's candy it's horrible. >> reporter: the meatballs have been sent to uc-davis for

testing. it's early, not a lot -- no dog owners out for a walk with their dogs yet. this is a pretty busy area. in terms of residential areas, there are a lot of houses here. and then there's the glen canyon park. this is a popular spot for dogs. back to you. >> if somebody has brought his dog to the twin peaks diamond heights neighborhood what are the symptoms to look for? how can people tell if their dogs were exposed to the meatballs? >> reporter: vets say the two dogs that were poisoned taken to the emergency room showed signs of agitation, seizures and even hypothermia and hard time breathing. >> thank you, da lin. a lot of people want to see the fireworks in the sky. you better deliver. >> this is always tough, too

especially with the low clouds and fog. watch out for that at the coastline. lightning strikes in the north bay with monsoonal moisture sweeping through overnight some of the lightning bolts coming down in that direction even a couple of raindrops so we have a neat sky for you this morning all the subtropical moisture rotating around the ridge of high pressure making for a neat sunrise again. the temperatures are very mild to warm this morning. heat warnings for one more day away from the coastline into the inland areas. 101 livermore, 98 concord, 73 degrees in san francisco. much cooler weather on the way. we'll talk about that coming up. let's check the roads with elizabeth. thanks, lawrence. we are going cruising right now. mobile5 tracking, no hot spots right now or bay area roads. we haven't been able to say that in a while. the bart strike continues still

no bart service for a fourth straight day. but it's a holiday. mobile5 eastbound on 24 towards walnut creek. let's go to our maps show you what else is moving well. westbound 580 through the altamont pass, so far no brake lights. and just a little sluggish into antioch but overall this is "holiday light" towards pittsburg-bay point and concord. this time yesterday we saw the metering lights on, we saw backups in the cash and fastrak lanes of the bay bridge. obviously what a difference a day makes. everything is easy so far getting into san francisco. coming up, we'll give you a couple of different mass transit options for today. back to you guys. >> thank you. 5:38. some new questions about a sweet treat. why your favorite ice cream may not really be ice cream anymore. we'll explain when we come back back.

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to the test against original ice cream and in the end, everyone preferred the texture and taste of original ice cream. by the way, the new frozen dairy dessert costs as much as the real thing. >> forget it. the bay area's own championship hot dog eater is preparing for his big day. the annual 4th of july nathan's hot dog-eating contest is in new york city today. joey jaws chestnut out of vallejo holds the record of 68 hot dogs and buns in a sitting. he and other competitors weighed in ahead of today's contest in new york's coney island. i been to a few of these. they are disgusting. >> i cannot imagine. >> how many corn dogs did you do at the alameda county fair? >> we had some 16-inchers. we took two bites but they were delicious. i'm going to man up and do some more today. around the bay area today, looks like the 4th of july

going to be another hot one outside. in fact, yeah, it's going to be amazing. monsoonal moisture sweeping around that ridge and that is sparking some thunderstorms outside today. we have seen some strikes especially in the north bay early on but making for a beautiful start to the day if you are heading out the door. otherwise, we are seeing some hot weather continuing away from the coastline and the bay. looks like for one last day the heat warnings continue and cooler weather on the way that temperature is going to drop. the subtropical moisture wrapping around the outside of that ridge sweeping across our skies making for a neat sunrise. it will stay hot in the valleys, 108 sacramento, 109 fresno, triple digits into yosemite with thunderstorms there, as well. for us clouds will disappear throughout the day. the concern will be tonight as we are going to see some of that fog developing out toward the coastline. temperatures though looking like this. 90 in san jose today. about 88 in milpitas. east bay temperatures up in the

triple digits again, 102 in brentwood. 101 in livermore and pleasanton. inside the bay 73 in san francisco. about 80 degrees in oakland. next couple of days we really start to cool down maybe a little below average over the weekend warming up monday and tuesday. your fireworks forecast coastal fog, otherwise great viewing for many spots inland. let's check the roads with elizabeth. thanks, lawrence. we are anticipating a very light morning commute because of the holiday. even though the bart strike does continue. if you are commuting today, you have to get to work, there is a limited number of charter buses available through bart at those four bart stops in the east bay, including el cerrito, walnut creek, dublin-pleasanton and fremont. five stops in the east bay into san francisco but they will not be offering as many due to the holiday. they are not offering charter buses by the way to see the

fireworks later on tonight. muni, caltrain, offering a sunday schedule today and ac transit is stepping up their typical holiday bus service between the east bay and san francisco. we haven't been able to see it this quiet in a while. everything is fine near the oakland coliseum. and it is also a similar story this morning over at the golden gate bridge. looks like the fog continues to creep in so visibility a factor but overall just a couple of headlights towards the city. that is traffic. back to you. a big rule change for california public schools is just a signature away. lawmakers passed a bill allowing transgender students k-12 to choose which restroom they use and which sports teams they join regardless of their gender. if the governor signs it california would be the first such state to have such a law. opponents say it conflicts with students' rights to privacy. a panel of federal judges said no to governor brown's request to delay the early release of nearly 10,000 prisoners.

the governor is ordered to release the inmates immediately or find another alternative for prison overcrowding. the state will now begin identifying those best qualified for the early release. in the latest decision, the judges rejected the governor's argument in a releasing inmates will endanger the public. opening ceremonies for the america's cup regatta are today and still the fight over a recent rule change remains. the teams from italy and new zealand are protesting the regatta director's recommendation regarding a new required elevator. they say the rule change is performance related and has nothing to do with safety but the regatta director says the measure will help sailors better control the pitch of the boat. >> it's balancing the forces of a complex machine. they are sailing a combination of a submarine, destroyer and fighter plane. you try and make all them work together. that's what those guys have to do. >> the five-member jury will discuss it on monday.

the opening ceremony is today at 3:00. the first race of the louis vuitton cup is sunday. city college of san francisco's accreditation is revoked. the accrediting commission for community and junior colleges made that decision yesterday. that means that the state's largest community college does not meet program criteria. college officials have tried to turn things around since last july when the school was sanctioned for several violations including fiscal mismanagement. >> we follow their advice to the letter, and still is it wasn't enough. i mean, the changes at city college are massive. they are massive. the cuts were massive. >> the commission says it gave city college 14 recommendations for change and only two were fixed. classes will go on until next june and will then shut down. the decision could be appealed. until then a trustee will be appointed to run the college and the current board of trustee will not have any say in the running of the school.

the gold striker california's great america is back. the park shut down its newest roller coaster after people in nearby office buildings complained about all the screaming. as kpix 5's kiet do tells us, park workers made adjustments to muffle the noise. >> reporter: does the new sound tunnel work? listen for yourself. [ screaming ] >> reporter: it's a 70-foot enclosure built to cover a dip near the beginning. ride. engineers say screams coming from this section traveling about 500 feet to this nearby office building causing the noise levels here to slightly exceed their limits. >> the gold striker is closed today. >> reporter: great america took the unusual step of shutting down its flagship coaster for 2.5 days to build a tunnel in time for the holiday weekend. standing under it we measured the sound levels with an iphone appear and got 88 decibels and then the noise

levels at the office building, we're reading 65 decibels. how is that tunnel working now? >> great. i just rode it and you guys got to ride it, too. >> reporter: shutting down the coaster because of too much screaming? a good problem to have. >> every time i hear the screams it makes me smile. so we encourage screaming. we just needed to make sure we were compliant. >> reporter: what if they told to you keep it down on a roller coaster don't yell so much? >> that would be horrible. >> how do you not scream on a roller coaster? >> reporter: kiet do, kpix 5. >> kiet had a good gig this week, went to great america twice. the fix means gold striker is now cleared to run through the season. i have to check it out. >> we know a lot of celebratory activities going on this weekend. we have going on now in georgia. this is the peachtree race in atlanta. they don't look like they're hard at it. [ laughter ] >> is that the finish line?

>> interesting race they got going on there. >> i hope so. >> it is. so they're chilling out. >> 10k race the 44th annual a lot of people getting up early in the peachtree state in georgia to run. if you still think ashton kutcher isn't cut out to play steve jobs, observe this. here's jobs on the black and white cover of his biography and here is kutcher in the new technicolor movie poster. some are calling the resemblance uncanny. jobs follows the apple cofounder's journey from dropout to tech legend. it opens in theaters august 16. kerry washington married san francisco 49er -- i never can say it -- [ indiscernible ] >> you're a sportscaster. >> every time i saw his name. >> nan did i a sum what. >> he just signed with the 9ers. he went to cal i believe.

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trying to get more "likes" on facebook. can you believe that? the department was blasted after a report found it spent $630,000 on campaigns to increase its facebook fans. in two years fans on the state department's english language page jumped from 100,000 to 2 million but some employees accuse the department of buying fame. >> sounds like a waste of money. legos getting a feminine touch thanks to a wisconsin mother who was surging ahead in a competition for if you product ideas. melissa [ indiscernible ] submitted the idea of a female lego set for young girls. her project got 10,000 votes. so a lego review board will now examine the idea. new this morning after a one-year restoration project the statue of liberty now is open for business. we got a live look at beautiful lady liberty on what looks like just a terrific day. the ferries are just arriving on liberty island as folks spend this independence day

taking a look at a brand-new lady liberty. superstorm sandy left 75% of the island under water last fall as the island was left in disarray. now that the work is complete and the crown is restored, lady liberty is ready for crowds and folks are arriving now. here's a look at today's closures and schedule changes for the 4th of july holiday. most government offices of course libraries schools banks are closed. post office, that is closed. and there will be no mail delivery. a lot of businesses are closed although most retail outlets you want to shop, they are open for business. a survey from visa finds americans plan to spend more on 4th of july celebrations this year. the average person shelling out about $300 for food and other

festivities up 58% over last year. people in the northeast will spend $454 on average, midwest cheap, $195 per person. >> where are you from? [ laughter ] >> just kidding. oakland as fans celebrating the 4th of july early in oakland. they lost to the cubs but put on a show afterwards. check the beautiful fireworks over the coliseum last night. kpix 5 has you covered for the 4th of july celebrations today. for a full list of independence day activities including parades, concerts and fireworks, go to kpix.com/fireworks. >> i am cheap by the way. i'll call myself out on that. >> okay. 5:56. in the next half hour a dramatic fire in campbell. the mistake that may have sparked the flames. >> reporter: i'm cate caugiran live in the east bay, where it is bart strike day 4. no deal between the unions yet. no word of what the negotiations are about. we'll tell you why no news is good news. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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"its pat poisoned treats i'm cate caugiran live in the east bay. it is bart strike day 4. and as negotiators go back to the table, commuters are back on the shuttles. >> pathetic. >> it's horrible. >> poisoned treats at a bay area park. the investigation after two dogs suddenly get sick. >> day 7 of triple-digit heat in parts of the bay area. but there's an end in sight. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and even though the bart strike continues, we're finally seeing some green on our traffic sensors if you do have to commute. we'll also give you mass transit options. it's all coming up. >> and good morning, everyone. happy 4th of july. good to have you with us. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm anne makovec. michelle has the morning off. it is 6:00. we have got fireworks parades and barbecues today. what is the weather going to be like? that's what evyb